Mental Calculations Homework Extension Year 6 Four Operations

Mental Calculations Homework

Step 14: Mental Calculations Homework Extension Year 6 Autumn Block 2

Year 6 Mental Calculations Homework Extension provides additional questions which can be used as homework or an in-class extension for the Year 6 Mental Calculations Resource Pack. These are differentiated for Developing, Expected and Greater Depth.

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  • Mental Calculations Homework Extension with answers for Year 6 Autumn Block 2.

National Curriculum Objectives

Mathematics Year 6: (6C6) Perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers

Differentiation:

Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Tick the most efficient order to work out a calculation. Includes up to 4-digit numbers and up to 3 steps per calculation. Useful facts given within each question. Numerals only.
Expected Tick the most efficient order to work out a calculation. Includes four operations with up to 4-digit numbers and up to 3 steps per calculation. Numerals only.
Greater Depth Tick the most efficient order to work out a calculation. Includes four operations with up to 4-digit numbers and up to four steps per calculation and mixed operations within a number sentence. Numerals and words.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Write a suitable calculation to find an approximate answer to a calculation. Includes up to 4-digit numbers and 2 steps per calculation. Useful facts given within each question.
Expected Write a suitable calculation to find an approximate answer to a calculation. Includes up to 4-digit numbers including decimal numbers in context and 3 steps per calculation.
Greater Depth Write a suitable calculation to find an approximate answer to a calculation. Includes up to 4-digit numbers including decimal numbers in context. Includes four steps per calculation and mixed operations within a number sentence.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning and Problem Solving)
Developing Find a more efficient method to solve a calculation. Includes up to 4-digit numbers. Useful facts given within each question. Numerals only.
Expected Find a more efficient method to solve a calculation. Includes up to 4-digit numbers. Numerals only.
Greater Depth Find a more efficient method to solve a calculation. Includes up to 4-digit numbers. Includes four steps per calculation and mixed operations within a number sentence. Numerals and words.

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